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Twitter Gallery: The world celebrates the dawn of the McIlroy era

Published 10:16 20 Jun 2011 BST

Updated 03:21 1 Jun 2013 BST

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Twitter Gallery: The world celebrates the dawn of the McIlroy era

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As Rory McIlroy cakewalked his way to his first ever Major victory at the US Open last night, the world was watching – and tweeting.

The 22-year-old's meant that McIlroy became the youngest US Open champion since 1923 and the first to reach a 16-under in the tournament's history. Despite taking a while longer than you'd expect to become a Twitter trending topic, the Northern Irishman eventually achieved the well-deserved feat.

While all eyes were on the box as the golfer romped to his triumph, there was plenty also checking their Twitter timelines. Here were some of our favourites.

Twitter Gallery: The world celebrates the dawn of the McIlroy era